The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos - Hardcover

by Deborah Heiligman (Author), Leuyen Pham (Illustrator)

The perfect gift for young, curious readers and a staple for every classroom, The Boy Who Loved Math is a vibrant picture book about a young math prodigy that celebrates curiosity, creativity, and the boundless joy of thinking differently.

Paul Erdos never followed the usual path. He never learned to tie his shoes or do his own laundry, but he became a brilliant and beloved mathematician.

At the age of four, he could ask you when you were born and then calculate the number of seconds you had been alive in his head. But he didn't learn to butter his own bread until he turned twenty. Instead, he traveled around the world, from one mathematician to the next, collaborating on an astonishing number of publications. With a simple, lyrical text and richly layered illustrations, this is a beautiful introduction to the world of math and a fascinating look at the unique character traits that made "Uncle Paul" a great man.

A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2013
A New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of 2013

Author Biography

Deborah Heiligman​ has written many books for children and young​ adults, including Torpedoed: The True Story of the​ World War II Sinking of "The Children's Ship," a​ YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award finalist and Golden Kite winner; Vincent and Theo: ​ The Van Gogh Brothers, a Michael L. Printz​ Honor winner, YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction​ Award winner, Boston Globe-Horn Book​ Award winner, and Golden Kite winner; Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith,​ a National Book Award finalist, Michael L.​ Printz Honor winner, and YALSA Excellence​ in Nonfiction Award winner​; and Loudmouth: Emma Goldman vs. America (A Love Story). She lives with her​ husband and dog in New York City.​

LeUyen Pham is the award-winning and best-selling creator of over 140 books for children, including The Man Who Didn't Like Animals by Deborah Underwood, Shrinking Violet by Laurel Snyder, Caldecott Honor Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris, and the Eisner Award-winning graphic novel Lunar New Year Love Story with Gene Yang. She is also the illustrator of the Princess in Black series, Real Friends graphic novel series, and cocreator of Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn with Shannon Hale. LeUyen lives with her family in Los Angeles, CA.